Humpbacked scorpionfish

Humpbacked scorpionfish
Réunion
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenopsis
Species:
S. gibbosa
Binomial name
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829
  • Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Scorpaena axillaris Bliss, 1883

The humpbacked scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis gibbosa) is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the western Indian Ocean.